New Media Unions - Organizing Digital Journalists

Investigating the wave of unionization that has seen over 60 digital and legacy media outlets unionize since 2015, this book explores how a flash of organizing by digital-first journalists has become a full-blown movement to unionize journalism, particularly in the United States. Through in-depth interviews with journalists and organizers, New Media Unions maps the process of labor organizing, foregrounding journalists’ voices and documenting a historic and ongoing moment in the digital media industry. Cohen and de Peuter examine what motivates union drives, then follow journalists through the making of a union from scratch. They explore how journalists strategically self-organize, apply their communication skills to alternative ends, generate affective bonds of solidarity, and build power to confront anti-union campaigns and bargain first contracts, winning significant gains and drafting a new labor code for journalism in a digital age. This book demonstrates that if journalism is to have a future, it must be organized. New Media Unions provides a counter-perspective on an industry in flux, whose protagonists—young journalists facing precarious futures—are using collective organizing to articulate a bottom-up vision for journalism’s future. This is a valuable resource for academics and researchers interested in political economy, journalism studies, and labor studies. Book website: www.newmediaunions.com

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Disruptions
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2020
Authors:	Nicole S Cohen • Greig de Peuter
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Pages:	118
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-247470-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-247470-X
Barcode:	9781032474700

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